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News – ANiC and AEN
Announcing… Christ the King (Quispamsis, NB)
ANiC’s moderator, Bishop Donald Harvey, has officially welcomed into ANiC Christ the King in Quispamsis, NB. The small congregation, led by the Rev Alan
Reynolds, had been one of the satellite congregations of the Church of the Redeemer
(Moncton, NB) before launching as a church plant. Its vision for reaching the community of Quispamsis, a
growing suburb of Saint John, New Brunswick, has led it to offer fellowship
breakfasts, marriage preparation and parenting courses, Alpha classes, Bible
studies, and a nursing home ministry – among other things.
ANiC
year-end is June 30 and we need your help to cover our shortfall
ANiC treasurer Claus Lenk tells us that, while ANiC
expenses for the 2010-2011 budget year are below budget, donations from individuals
have fallen very short as well, leaving us with a projected deficit of $60,000
for the fiscal year. Will you prayerfully consider making a gift to the ANiC
general fund before June 30 to help us balance the books? Thank you.
ANiC
member survey has been extended until May 27
Have
you completed the survey yet? If
not, please take a few minutes to fill in the questions. As ANiC plans for the future, it is
important that we have a clear picture of who we are corporately. You can get more information and access
a link to the survey on the ANiC
website. Thank you!!
Update
on the Anglican Relief and Development Fund Canada (ARDFC)
Japan
disaster relief – The Anglican Church in Japan (NSKK) has confirmed receipt
of the $15,123 that ARDFC was able to send for disaster relief thanks to
generous donations from ANiC members and parishes. They write, “Thank you for your generosity for people in
affected area… in some area people are still out of electricity, water and city
gas. Very large number of displaced people are still in emergency shelter with
out a proper living condition. The damage is so big… that it will be very long
before people feel safe and comfortable. Please keep them in your prayers.”
Malaria
reduction project complete! We are winding down our Diocese of Maseno West (Kenya)
malaria project thanks to a large donation received from an ANiC parish’s
fundraising efforts. All the funds
have now been sent to the Diocese of Maseno West and we have already received
wonderful reports from our contact as to the progress.
New
project – For our next project we are partnering with the Diocese of Kindu
in eastern Congo to cultivate new life in this war-torn region of Africa. The
money we raise will fund the diocese’s work in reintegrating and rebuilding the
lives and livelihoods of people who fled during the civil war in the Congo. Although this war claimed an estimated
three million lives, it has been largely ignored in the west. This $50,000 project will fund training
in both reconciliation and farming, as well as provide farm tools, seed and
livestock for community members. A
large donation has given us a good start on this project already. Information
will be available soon on the ARDFC website.
Thank
you for supporting ARDFC’s aid and development ministry.
Plant
and Grow Moncton, May 28
ANiC’s
church growth and church planting conference is coming to Moncton, NB on May 28,
10am to 4pm at the Moncton Wesleyan Church. The speakers will be: William Beasley,
Alex Cameron and Paul Donison. For information or to register, email the Rev Don Hamilton or
call 506 962-6882. An information
flyer is posted on the
ANiC website.
Job
opportunities abound
We’ve added a job opportunities page to
the ANiC website. It currently
lists a number of openings, including:
• Part-time minister (16 hours/week), St Andrew’s Church
(Delta, BC)
• Assistant Minister, Evening Service, St John's
Vancouver (Vancouver, BC
• Ministry Support Manager, St John's Vancouver (Vancouver,
BC)
• Associate priest, Anglican Network Church of the Good
Shepherd (Vancouver, BC)
• Part-time summer music leader and keyboardist, Church
of the Ascension
(Langley, BC)
Bible
in a Day workshops offered in BC
The Bible
in a Day workshop is coming to Christ the King (Victoria, BC) on May 28, and to
Saint Matthew’s (Abbotsford) on June 11. This course provides an excellent overview of the Bible allowing participants
to better grasp God’s “big picture”. For information and to register, see the Christ the King website or call Saint Matthew’s
at 604 853-2416.
News on
Bishop Charlie
Bishop Don is in regular contact with Bishop Charlie
Masters and is pleased to report that he is responding very well to his period
of rest and recuperation. Bishop Charlie and Judy leave this week to spend some
time with friends in Europe but he intends to be back to his duties with us by Pentecost.
They are grateful for our prayers which are playing a big role in his recovery
process.
Advance
notice
ANiC
communication will enjoy a hiatus from May 25 to June 25. Marilyn will take a short vacation, then
join Bishop Stephen and his team for a short-term mission trip in Asia, and
finally participate in ACNA meetings in California. During this time, there will be no newsletters. ANiC’s
webmaster and graphic designer, Daniel Hartwig, will also be away on vacation
for the first three weeks of June. To discuss distribution of urgent prayer requests and important, time-sensitive
information, please email the ANiC
office or call 1-866-351-2642 ext 4007.
St Aidan’s (Windsor, ON) in court
The case involving St Aidan’s is expected to wrap
up on Monday (May 16) in London, ON. For background information, see the Windsor Star’s
article entitled, the Diocese of Huron “wants to evict former
parishioners”. It states
that, “A battle over scripture has
become a war over bricks and mortar at St. Aidan's Anglican Church. The Diocese of Huron is taking its former
parishioners at the Windsor church to court to evict them from the property.” The article notes that “…the diocese
penned a letter while the Anglican Church was being sued for abuse suffered by Aboriginal
children in its residential schools. Presumably to protect church assets, the
letter says the church buildings belong to their individual parishes and the
diocese has no claim to them…”
ANiC’s special counsel Cheryl Chang adds, “Although the parish had hoped to await the outcome of the Supreme Court
of Canada’s decision in the New Westminster case, the diocese of Huron insisted
on pressing ahead with the trial.”
“Please
pray for the clergy and congregation as the court considers their legal status. Also, please pray urgently for
donations to the ANiC Legal Fund to protect the parish Trustees from liability. This decision will set a precedent for
other Anglican churches in the diocese and in Ontario.”
Parish
news
Saint Peter
by the Park (Hamilton, ON) – Bishop Charlie Masters conducted a service of dedication on April
30 – which included the induction of the Rev George Quibell as rector,
the installation of both the Rev Jasmin Hivale-Quibell and the Rev Susan
Sanders-Tomlinson as deacons, and the presentation of licenses for various lay
ministries to thirteen members of the congregation.
St
Hilda’s (Oakville, ON) is holding is fifth annual garage giveaway on May 28
– a garage sale where everything is free, tangibly demonstrating to the
community that the love of God is a free gift.
Eternal
Hope (Carleton Place, ON) – Bishop Don Harvey will visit Eternal Hope
Anglican Church on May 29, celebrating Holy Communion and baptizing four
members of the congregation, an adult parent and three children.
Christ
The King (Toronto) – Bishop Don Harvey has appointed the Rev Jonathan
Wong priest-in-charge and the Rev Robin Guinness priest associate effective May
15.
St
John’s Richmond is requesting prayer for all those participating in and helping
with the remaining sessions of its six-week Simply
Christianity course – which ends June 9. The course explores Luke’s gospel and
involves dinner.
Calendar
of upcoming events – for your interest and prayer support
May 21 – Holy Trinity (Marlborough,
MA) – Ordination of Bruce Thayer to the diaconate
May 25-27 – Richmond, BC – Anglican
Coalition in Canada church leadership conference
May 28– Moncton, NBchurch planting workshop
May 28 – St Hilda’s (Oakville, ON) garage
give-away event
May 28 - Christ the
King (Victoria, BC) – Bible in a Day workshop
June 6-20 – Asian Mission short-term
mission trip to Thailand and the Karan refugee camps
June 11 – Saint Matthew’s (Abbotsford, BC)
– Bible in a Day workshop
June 25 – St Timothy’s (Montreal, QC) garage sale
giveaway and youth barbeque
June 26 – St Alban’s, Ottawa celebrates its
last Sunday in its long-time building
June 30 – July 14 – Asian Mission short-term
mission trip to China, working with disabled orphans
June (TBD) – Marlborough, MA church planting workshop
July 22-24 – St Matthias
& St Luke’s church camp with Bishop Don
Nov 2 – ANiC Clergy Day & laity spiritual
life conference – both in Victoria, BC
Nov 3-4 – ANiC synod, Victoria, BC
On the
front lines:Growing and planting churches
Parish profile:
Grace Anglican Church (Clayton, ON)
The
people of Grace
Anglican Church in Clayton, ON, believe in faith-filled prayer.
Prayer is part of everything they do, whether it is a healing service, a
worship service or ministry in the community. Their vision is to reach
their community just west of Ottawa. And even though the congregation is
only in its fourth year, they are already seeing unchurched community members
come to both Alpha and to services.
Grace
is committed to being a vibrant part of their small community, winsomely
demonstrating the joy, love and grace of Jesus to those who have never heard
the Good News. Current ministries include regular, well-attended Alpha courses,
a weekly Bible study, a mid-week worship and prayer evening, and a weekly
healing prayer service. They are also active in the community, hosting an
annual Community Christmas Bazaar, monthly potlucks, and other fun-filled
community events.
About
26 members faithfully attend services in the local community hall – with
a number of others attending irregularly. Of these, a good number are
children. In order to reach the local teens, a youth Alpha is being
planned for September.
Recently,
a church member called and asked Grace’s lay leader Trudy Hardy to come to over
and pray for her very sick two-year-old. The lethargic child, with a
temperature of 104o F, had just come back from the doctor’s where she was
diagnosed with pneumonia and an infection and prescribed antibiotics. Trudy and
the child’s family members gathered and prayed for the child. They noticed her
tiny body shake and the fever broke. Within 30 minutes the little one was
running around the house and asking for pancakes.
News
– Anglican Church in North America (ACNA)
New health ministry
started
A new ministry has been launched in ACNA. Anglican Health Ministries is led by
executive director Dr Val Finnell. Dr Finnell, who is chief of the medical staff at Los Angeles
Air Force Base in El Segundo, California says, “As
a Christian and medical person I have always wanted to integrate my work with
my faith and in this new ministry I can bring the two together.’ The ministry
is intended to facilitate the collaboration among ACNA’s health care members
and encourage local parishes to offer health ministries, such as free medical
clinics, parish nursing, patient advocacy, community health evangelism, and
disease support groups. VirtueOnline
provides more
information.
Training in congregational growth, June 26-30
The American Anglican Council together with Acts 29 Ministries is
offering four days of special training June 26-30 at Nashotah House Seminary,
near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Participants will learn practical skills for growing parishes in spirit
and number. More information is on
the American Anglican Council website.
New ACNA diocesan bishop elected
The ACNA Diocese of San Joaquin has elected the Rev Dr Eric Menees to
be the new diocesan bishop upon Bishop John-David Schofield’s retirement in
October. Rev Menees is currently
rector of the Anglican Church of the Resurrection in San Marcos, southern
California.
US ACNA legal update
Texas – The ACNA diocese of Fort Worth is facing another
law suit, the fifth in the past 24 months.
Georgia – One of the oldest parishes in the US – founded in 1733 prior to
the existence of the Episcopal Church – was in Georgia
Supreme Court appealing a lower court decision. A decision is expected in several
months. Christ Church Savannah is
known as the Mother Church of Georgia and numbers John Wesley among its early
priests.
California – A church news
release announces that the California Supreme Court has ruled that
St James Anglican Church has the right to defend its claim to its property by
being allowed to present evidence in a court of law. This ruling returns the case to the Orange County Superior
Court, vindicated the Churches position that an earlier ruling circumvented
justice by not allowing the Church to present its evidence – especially a
1991 letter from the diocesan bishop that explicitly affirmed that the diocese
had no claim on the property. Canon lawyer A S Haley provides
background and analysis of this case.
News –
Canada
A Roman Catholic Ordinariate in Canada may be in
jeopardy
David Virtue
reports that Traditional Anglican
Communion clergy in Canada were informed that the process of forming the
Canadian Ordinariate has been placed on hold due to the unaccommodating actions
of the Canadian Roman Catholic Church.
Demise of the United Church of Canada
Saturday’s National Post carried a front page
feature which began, “The
United Church of Canada, which was formed 86 years ago with the grand vision to
bring Protestants together “in one glorious national church,” is undergoing one
of the most precipitous slides in modern religious history.”
Anglican
Planet in need of funds
The
Anglican Planet, a voice for traditional Anglicanism in Canada, says it only
has enough money to publish its Eastertide issue and needs to raise at least
$20,000 to publish four more issues in 2011. More information is on the
Anglican Planet website.
More Canadian
news
Anglican Journal – May 12 2011 – Huron confers
doctor of divinity on US presiding bishop
News
– United States
Presbyterians join the
Episcopal Church
The Presbyterian Church
(USA) has voted to change its constitution and allow those living a homosexual lifestyle to be
ordained as ministers, elders and deacons. The New York Times reports that about 100 congregations have
left the Church in the last five years. However one group of “conservatives” still within the Church,
Presbyterians for Renewal, is said to be seeking a formal structure within the
Church to shelter those congregations who disagree with this move. Commenting on
this decision, the Rev Albert Mohler says, “Clearly, this action could not have happened without this denomination
having abandoned any required belief in the full authority, inspiration, and
truthfulness of the Bible long ago.”
Links to more US news
VirtueOnline
– April 23 2011 – Playing the
fear card: How Episcopal bishops intimidate the orthodox in their dioceses
Living
Church – May 2 2011 – Quincy opposes
Anglican Covenant
Living
Church – May 1 2011 – San Joaquin
OKs same-sex blessings [TEC diocese of San Joaquin]
News –
International
GAFCon
Primates announce future international meetings and establish offices
The
GAFCon Primates Council has released a communiqué from its meeting at the end of April. The Council, which is comprised of eight heads of Anglican Provinces,
including our primate Archbishop Robert Duncan, announced plans for the second
Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCon) to be held in the first half of
2013. This will be preceded by a
leadership conference in New York next year. GAFCon 1 was held in Jerusalem in
2008, bringing together over a thousand Anglican leaders from around the world,
including hundreds of bishops.
These
Primates also announced that they will set up two international offices to
serve the work of GAFCon: One in Nairobi, Kenya to support the newly elected
GAFCon chairman Archbishop Eliud Wabukala; and a GAFCon Global Coordination
office in London with Bishop Martyn Minns of the ACNA and a missionary bishop
of the Church of Nigeria serving as executive director.
The unusually
frank communiqué is excellent and should be read in full as it very
succinctly addresses a range of Anglican Communion issues. The communiqué
includes the following:
“We are
distressed that… we are still divided as a Communion… We were disappointed that
those who organized the Primates meeting in Dublin not only failed to address
these core concerns but decided instead to unilaterally reduce the status of
the Primates’ Meeting. This action was taken with complete disregard for the
resolutions of both Lambeth 1978 and 1998 that called for an enhanced role in
“doctrinal, moral and pastoral matters”. We believe that they were seriously
misled and their actions unacceptable.”
“We
believe that the theological principles outlined in the Jerusalem Declaration
offers the only way forward that holds true to our past and also gives a sure
foundation for the future” the Primates said.”
“We
believe that the provision of an [Roman Catholic] Anglican Ordinariate is
intended to be a gracious gift but sadly one that also points out that our own
Communion has failed to make adequate provision for those who hold to a
traditional view of the faith. We remain convinced that from within the
Provinces that we represent there are creative ways by which we can support
those who have been alienated so that they can remain within the Anglican
family.”
“We
continue to be troubled by the promotion of a shadow gospel that appears to
replace a traditional reading of Holy Scriptures and a robust theology of the
church with an uncertain faith and a never ending listening process. This faith
masquerades as a religion of tolerance and generosity and yet it is decidedly
intolerant to those who hold to the “faith once and for all delivered to the
saints”. We believe that the theological principles outlined in the Jerusalem
Declaration offers the only way forward that holds true to our past and also
gives a sure foundation for the future.”
The
reference in the communiqué to a “shadow gospel” refers to the Rev Charles
Raven’s new book, Shadow Gospel: Rowan Williams and the Anglican Communion
Crisis, which offers insight into the theology of
the Archbishop of Canterbury and how it is informing his leadership. In the book the Rev Raven writes, “Although
I seek to show that Rowan Williams’ theological vision is so problematic that a
biblically faithful future for the Anglican Communion will have to come from
elsewhere, I have not set out to portray him as an Antichrist or even to
suggest that the current crisis is simply ‘his fault.’ He is interesting as
much for what he illustrates about the Anglican Communion and its governance structures as for what he generates,
being deeply shaped by the same theological and social trends which were
straining the Communion well before he came to Canterbury.” The Rev Charles Raven wrote an
editorial applauding the GAFCon statement.
The
Church of England Newspaper offers a good
analysis while a brief Anglican Perspective
video notes the highlights.
GAFCon
called a “communion within the Anglican Communion”
Writing
in the Church of
England Newspaper on the election of the Primate of Kenya as the new
chairman of the GAFCon Primates Council, George Conger says:
“[GAFCon] has also taken on political overtones, as it has emerged as a
communion within the Anglican Communion, filling the vacuum left by the
collapse of authority of the existing instruments of Communion: the Lambeth
Conference, Primates’ Meeting, the Anglican Consultative Council and the
Archbishop of Canterbury.
“In his 28 April letter, Dr Wabukala said he was
excited about the opportunities the GAFCon movement presented for the Church.
“It reminds me of my roots in the East African Revival when the renewing Spirit
of God permeated the Church leading to a confession of sins, a thirst for God’s
Word filling the converts with humility, a simple lifestyle and an
unquestionable desire for evangelism.“It is my conviction that this same Spirit is at work in GAFCon,” he
said.”
The
Anglican Covenant gets more endorsements
Two more
Provinces have endorsed the Covenant. The General Synod of the Church of Ireland recently voted to subscribe to the Covenant. The Church of the
Province of South East Asia also endorsed
the document, but released a 3000 word statement detailing its
rationale for the endorsement and outlining important caveats, including: 1) That
signing Churches “unequivocally abide by Lambeth 1998 Resolution 1.10 in its
spirit and intent” and uphold the orthodox faith and be committed to Biblical
standards of moral and ethical holiness; and 2) That the Primates be the body
that oversees the implementation of the Covenant.
From
around the Communion and the world
England – The appointment of two new “flying bishops” for the Church of England was announced. Also known as Provincial Episcopal
Visitors, these new appointments fill vacancies left by two bishops who
recently joined the Roman Catholic’s Anglican Ordinariate. These flying bishops provide
alternative episcopal oversight for parishes which oppose the ordination of
women.
Wales – Shrinking congregations are forcing the Church of Wales to rethink its structure and finances.
Egypt – Christian
Today reports that, “Bishop
Michael Nazir-Ali has expressed concern over the future shape of the political
landscape in the Arab world and Middle East after deadly clashes between
Muslims and Christians in Egypt. Thousands of Christians have been camped out in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to
protest against sectarian violence which left 12 dead at the weekend. Violent skirmishes spread through the
rundown district of Imbaba in the western section of the city after
conservative Salafi Muslims set fire to the Coptic church of Saint Mena on Saturday
night. Another church nearby was also set ablaze… Bishop Nazir-Ali said the violence in Cairo “shows even more clearly
that there is a worrying extremist radical Islamist element to the unrest in
the Arab and Islamic world at this time”.”
International
Christian Concern provides more information on the deadly May 7th attacks which also left more than 200 wounded. The National provides
insight into the Salafi movement which is behind much to the
violence, promoting an extremist version of Islam.
Pakistan – Bishop Nazir-Ali argues that the remedy for extremism in Pakistan is to: 1) secure the countries
borders, especially by settling the dispute with India over Kashmir; 2)
monitoring internal media and schools for hate mongering; 3) regulating mosques
to prevent sermons that instigate violence; 4) begin a concerted interfaith
dialogue; and 5) encourage Pakistanis living abroad to press for Pakistan to
become an open, tolerant and progressive nation – as the founders envisioned. Writing in Standpoint
magazine, Bishop Nazir-Ali also criticizes Western countries’ hypocritical reluctance to condemn violence against
Christians in the Middle East, South Asia and elsewhere.
Nigeria – Compass
Direct News reports that Islamists attacked a village at midnight on
May 4th wielding machetes, shooting, looting and setting 20 homes on fire. They killed 16 – one man, three
women and 12 children – including the wife and two children of a
Christian pastor. Christian
Today reports that Nigerian Christians expect even more attacks in
the wake of Osama bin Laden’s death.
Syria – International
Christian Concern also reports that Christians in Syria are also
facing growing pressure from radical Islamists who threaten to force them to
flee Syria.
Malaysia – Christian church leaders have been falsely accused of treason by a
national newspaper. Anglican
Bishop of West Malaysia Moon Hing Ng told the
Church of England Newspaper that he believes the media is “…attempting
to raise tensions so as to engineer a clamping down [on Christians] by the
authorities.”
Japan – Barnabas Aid
asks for continued prayer for the traumatized survivors, Christians
and aid agencies in Japan struggling with the triple disaster of earthquake,
tsunami and nuclear crisis. It
reports, “There are more than 300 churches in the affected area; many have
suffered the loss of pastors and church members, while other believers are
still unaccounted for, and church buildings have been destroyed. A Japanese
Christian leader… [is] appealing for prayer. He said: ‘Pray for the churches in [the]
northeastern area. Many churches lost their pastors, members, and buildings.
Pray that they can stand strong in faith in Christ who stood on the raging
water and who calmed the sea. This could be a wide open gate for the Gospel. We
will conduct our rescue/relief mission through local churches.’”
More
international news
Church
of England Newspaper – May 6 2011 – Legality of
Anglican Covenant in doubt
Church
Times – May 13 2011 – ‘Disappointed’
Primates announce GAFCon 2
Church
of England Newspaper – May 6 2011 – Stand firm in
the face of Western threats to cut aid, bishop declares
Soul
food
Of interest
A three minute video
on YouTube entertainingly recites 100 phrases introduced into common
English usage by the King James Bible.
Resources
The Australian
Church League notes that the recent Gospel Coalition conference
featured a number of panel discussions on such interesting topics as:
• What I have learned after years of preaching Christ
in the Old Testament
• Getting to Know the Bible Personally as One Grand
Narrative
• How to Teach Children and Youth the Gospel Story
The Sydney
Anglicans website has a blog on church welcome packs, offering 10 examples from
various churches.
Championing life
LifeSiteNews says that a recent pro-life rally in Ottawa drew an estimated 15,000 marchers
– many of them youth and young adults. At the March for Life event plans were announced for a “defund
abortion” rally to be held in Toronto on September 17. Organizers noted that over $80 million
of taxpayer money is currently devoted to funding abortion in Canada. The Globe and
Mail adds that “The protest is held each
May 12 to mark the 1969 passage of legislation that legalized abortion in
Canada...”
The Toronto Sun
reports the sentiment in Canada on the abortion issue appears to be
changing but is not reflected in the political sphere or in the media. It states that “The majority of
Canadians believe there should be some restrictions on abortion, according to a
poll conducted ahead of Thursday afternoon's annual March for Life on
Parliament Hill. The results fly
in the face of the political consensus in Canada in which all major party
leaders at the federal and provincial levels are committed to the status
quo. In Canada, there is no law on
abortion and the procedure is funded with tax dollars through the health
system, another issue where the country differs from their political masters.”
Just for fun
One
Sunday morning after service, the pastor noticed little Alex standing in the
foyer of the church staring up at a large plaque.It was covered with names with small flags
mounted on either side.The
six-year old had been staring at the plaque for some time, so the pastor
walked up, stood beside the little boy, and said quietly, “Good morning Alex.”
“Good morning
Pastor,” he replied, still focused on the plaque. “Pastor, what is this?”
The pastor
said, “Well son, it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the
service.”
Soberly
they just stood together staring at the large plaque.
Finally
in a barely audible, trembling voice little Alex asked,“Which service, the 8:45 or the 11:00?”
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Please pray...
For our bishops
and clergy and their families – especially for restored health for
Bishop Charlie
For ANiC
projects, church plants and parishes, and for their proclamation of the
Good News to those in their communities who desperately need new life in
Christ– especially for the newly launched Christ the King (Quispamsis,
NB)
For St
Aidan’s (Windsor), its legal counsel and the court case concluding this
week
For the four Vancouver-area ANiC parishes and their
legal counsel as they await the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on
their application for leave to appeal
For all the congregations involved in court proceedings and disputes. Pray for a continued focus
on, and blessing upon, their ministry in the midst of this turmoil. Pray
for peace for the wardens and trustees who are on the front lines and bear the burden of risk and responsibility
For the leaders
and parishioners of the Anglican Church of Canada dioceses pursuing eviction of and
legal costs against ANiC congregations, clergy and wardens
For donations to the ANiC legal defense
fund which supports parishes involved in disputes with their former
dioceses
For the implementation of ARDFC’s new Congo project seeking to help war-torn communities become reestablished and promote
peace-making. May God use it to bless
Congolese and bring many to Christ
For persecuted Christians especially in China, North Korea, Nigeria, Egypt,
Pakistan, Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan, Malaysia and other Muslim and Communist
lands
For countries in Africa and the Middle East where radical Islamists are seeking to
leverage the political instability to gain control
For repentance and revival in our hearts and in our nation, for a
hunger for God and His Word
For all those in positions of leadership and
influence in the Anglican Communion,
that they would seek to honour and obey God above all else
And now
a word from our sponsor
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord! O Lord, hear my voice!
Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my pleas for mercy!
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who
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But with you there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word
I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more
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O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast
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